stackyFACTSWhile deleted files are easy to resurrect, intentionally writing useless gibberish over the same exact sector is an absolute death sentence for information. Once new charges alter the magnetic state of the storage platter, the old data is permanently obliterated beyond any theoretical recovery method.
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